The Weekly Times-Journal. (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 1907 Page: 4 of 8
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History Knows No Speed Limit
By Frederic J. Haslcin
History knows no speed limit. It
hit- l.< • n accused of repeating Itself
find of u lamentable lurk of originali-
ty. but It has proved In Oklahoma
that It has small respect for tin
record* of past generations. Okla-
homa Is ao very young that one do en
not expect to find that devotion to th
antiquities that comes as a matter o
Bourse to those who dwell In Ivy-color
ed halls and live with yellowed, musty
pooka. Hut Oklahoma Is determined
not to he behind other states. Having
no ancient colonial history, It has r«•
solved to arrange thing" ho that th'
Oklahoma, of two centuries hence will
find his ancient documents catalogued
and preserved In order.
Oklahoma Is determined that Its
)« uth shall not cause It to suffer from
a lack of anything that other and
older states have. People came to
this new state metropolis from every
quarter of the globe. Each one missed
something that he had enjoyed "back
home." He set about supplying the
want and wan helped by his neigh-
bors. In turn he aided the neighbors
lo obtain those thing* which they
missed.
The women from New Haven and
Qulncy longed for their beloved shade
trees. They got them A man from
the St. Lawrence valley had lived,
when a boy. In a boat, winding about
among a thousand Islands. Ho missed
the old fun and said so. Therefore
Oklahoma City has a great chain of
artificial lakes and canals, surrounding
many pretty little Islands and pro-
vided with many canoes and rowboats.
And so It has been from the begin-
ning What Oklahoma did not afford
naturally has been given to It from
the resourceful storehouse of Yankee
Ingenuity.
And so It was with history. Okla-
homa was painfully shy on history.
Among the thousand^ who accepted
the Invitation to open these vast
plains to the march of civilization
were those men who, In every com-
munity, Indulge themselves in the
profitable recreation of finding and
preserving the annals of the commun-
ity. The hosts of historians, augment-
ed by those whose curiosity was
piqued by adventuring into new fields,
looked about them In Oklahoma and
Ihere was nothing upon which to feed
Ihelr hungry minds. Something must
|a> done, it was. The little newspa-
pers which had sprung up all over the
territory began a dHeusalon as to the
meaning of the word "Oklahoma."
Instantly the historians who had so
hungered were divided Into two
m hoolH. The same old division which
has existed since Cadmus sowed the
dragon's teeth—the school romantic
and the school prosaic, the one eulo-
gistic and the other Iconoclastic.
That school which (Irmly believed
that King Alfred did let the cakes
burn, that William Tell did shoot the
apple and that the Maid of Orleans
was burned at the stake, set up the
claim that the word Oklahoma meant
"the land of the fair god." Now here
was a great chance for a nice opening
chapter for the history to be. Hut
the other school fell upon that defini-
tion even as others of their feather
have assaulted the stories of Alfred's
bad cooking, of Tell's marksmanship
and Joan of Arc's martyrdom. They
opened Are on the romantic school
and proved by some three or four
hundred Indians who lived right on
the spot that the word Oklahoma
meant "red men."
So It happened in the fullness of
time, when oklahoma territory was
four years old and able to walk alone,
the Territorial Press Association met
and organised the Okluhoma Histori-
cal Society. . Two years later, when
the territory was six years old and
big enough to go to school. It he legis-
lature made the society a public Insti-
tution. The state legislature will con-
tinue It and the work will go on. Per-
haps It was because of the Initial vic-
tory In the discussion of the meaning
of the name of the territory that the
conservative class obtained control.
At and rate, the custodian of the ar-
chives of the society took no stock in
the Walter Scott and Jane Porter vin-
tage of history. He Is William P.
Campbell, a veteran of tho weekly
press. He Indulges In short story
writing to satisfy his desire for ro-
manee, and thus keeps the "ginger-
bread" work out of his history.
In the Carnegie library In Okla-
homa city he has his retreat, into
which he has gathered all and every-
thing that has to do with the history
of the eighteen-year-old territory of
Oklahoma. Knowing that the state
when it was formed probably would
Include the Indian Territory also, he
has collected the documents from the
Five Civilised Tribes. All of this mass
of stuff is carefully filed and bound,
accurately catalogued and In readi-
ness for the student as soon as time,
which will not gallop under the spur
as history has been made to do, yel-
lows the edges with the years that will
come When those who have made the
record are long since gone away.
Not long ago the people of Iowa be-
came much Interested in the search
for documents which would shed some
light on the personnel and the tran-
sactions of the first constitutional con-
vention of that state. The few docu-
ments that could be found were care-
fully brought together and Interpret-
ed much as the ancient Egyptian in-
scrlptions are read—most of it be-
tween the lines. Only a little over a
hundred years ago the mountaineers
of East Tennessee seceded from North
Carolina and organised the stnte of
Frank land. Important as that event
was in the history of the country, but
few of Its documents are preserved
Because there was nobody to guard
the Interests of future historians, the
question of the authenticity of the
Meoklenberg declaration of Independ-
ence has been In debato for ninety
(rears.
The Oklahoma Historical Society is
not writing history. It is helping to
make it. Every act of the late consti-
tutional convention is preserved Jn
documents. The full proceedings on
the floor are supplemented with hun-
dreds of private letters, newspaper
articles. Interviews and the Ilk Just
to prove that he Is not averse to ro-
mance In history if it be authentic,
Mr Campbell made the pen with
which the delegates signed their
names to the official copy of the fun-
damental law of the new state
This pen he will sacredly preserve
• ' chief among the relics of the ,-ra
were grown on the farm of William
of admission to the union It is made
of thirteen stems of alfalfa, which
H Murray, president of the conven-
tion Those are bound together by
silk grown In Oklahoma and fed on
Oklahoma mulberries, tho cocoons of
two silk worms serving as ferrules
The pen Itself |H a quill taken fron
the Oklahoma eagle.
That the state constitution)! con
ventlon shared In this feeling of sta-
historical pride Is apparent from th
section of the constitution proaidin
for the great seal of the state Th
seal as decreed by the constitute
bears a large five-pointed star, wit:
one ray pointed upward, surrounde
by a circle. The center of this sta
contains the central device of the ses<
of the territory of Oklahoma with r
motto, "Labor Omnia Vlnclt." In < tc
of the five points appears the ancler-
symbol of one of th>- five civilise
tribes- the seven-pointed star in th
oak leaf wreath of the Cherokee
the Indian warrior of the Chickasaw -
the sheaf of wheat and plow of th<
Creeks; the tomahawk, bow am
crossed arrows of the Choctaws, an.
the Indian paddling a canoe of th
Semlnoles. Inside the circle and be
tween the rays are grouped forty-flvi
stars, representing the states of th*
union, to which a forty-sixth is now
added. In the circle about the gre.r
star are the words: "Great seal
the state of Oklahoma, 1907."
If the work of the society Is con
tinned as It has been begun, ther-
will never be any good reason foi
doubt upon any question Involving th
history of the state of Oklahoma Th
historians who belong to that schoo'
which loves truth for truth's sak
will bless Campbe.ll and his fellow
other class will find the shade of
Campbell as great a plague as Bar
quo's ghost.
Okluhoma has a history, of coin
nd it none the less Interesting becau*
It 1s brief. Hernando Coronado an
his little company of Spaniards wer-
the first white men to set foot on
Oklahoma soil. That was in 1641. li-
the English-speaking people had
obtained a foothold Is the new world
Other Spaniards came from time to
time. Hut no permanent settlement
was made within the borders of what
Is now the new state until 1819. whei
Fort Gibson was established on th-
Neosho river above Fort Smith, Ark
Oklahoma Territory, the western
half of the new state, was all a part
of the Indian Territory until 1S89
When the first little section called
Oklahoma was opened then began the
development of all sections of the new
state. From time to time addition
wore made to the Oklahoma land1
and finally the tribal relations of th
five nations were dissolved and the
Indians will have citizenship In th-
new state.
Although these Indian tribes will
leave a wealth of strange and mystl>
lore In the files of the Oklahoma Ills
torlcal Society, where the Indian
stories are being rapidly collected, th.
greatest of Oklahoma romances will
j ever be connected with the namo of a
white man.
No matter what the future may hold
In store for the new state, Its first
name 1s already written, Just a
George Washington's name will ever
be first In the history of the United
States. Dave Payne was and Is th<
father of Oklahoma, and to him will
all Oklahomans ever do reverence
Dave Payne first saw Oklahoma whll
commanding a troop of cavalry under
General Custer In 1K68. Ten year
later he began his agitation for the
opening of the territory to which he
gave the name Oklahoma. In 1880
he attempted to lead a hand of "soon
ers" Into the promised land. He was
arrested and his followers were driven
back. His case never came to trial
The cuttlernen who were grazing their
great herds on this vast pasture hail
much Influence at Washington in
those days.
Again and again Payne attempted
to take his settlers Into the country,
but the "soldiers prevented. He kept
up the agitation In season and out of
season, and his case grew stronger
Hut even as Moses was not permitted
to enter Into Canaan, so Payne was
not to live to see his battle won and
his promised land occupied. He died
In Kansas In 1884. Five years later
the first great opening took place and
the name that Dave Payne had given
to this newest land of promise was
placed on the map and writ in his-
tory, never more to be forgot, the
name he fought for-*-Oklnhoma.
HIS LAST REPORT.
Tho Kx-Governor of Oklahoma Tell •
of Prosperity In New State.
Washington, Nov. 23.—Proceedings
against the Oklahoma railroads will
result In a saving of more than three
million dollars a year to the shippers
of that state, according to ex-Govern-
or Frantz. The Secretary of the In-
terior has made public the report of
Governor Frantz. Governor Frantz
says that the proceedings against rail-
roads, which exacted excessive rates,
have been prosecuted vigorously and
that In the main they have been suc-
cessful. The governor also empha-
sized the territory's prosperity. He
The financial and commercial con-
dition prevailing throughout Okla-
homa territory the last year have been
excellent and all lines of business h ive
done well, money has been plentiful,
and the people generally prosperous.
The number of business failures has
been below the average and the trade
outlook tor the coming year Is excel-
lent. No state or territory has better
credit than Oklahoma Never has
there been a bond or security of the
territory or any municipality thereof
repudiated. County, city and school
district bonds or warrants and terri-
torial warrants command a premium
In the market at all times and are
much sought after by Investors. Farm
loans are being made at and 6 per
cent. Several large loan companies,
which have been operating In the ter-
ritory. say that they never had a fore-
closure and at no time la there any
It able amount of Inter. -! 0V ar-
rears. a* number of street railways
and interurban lines and gas and
electric plants have been financed suc-
cessfully. and openings for more in-
vestments of this kind are eagerly
■ought for by capitalists.
Oklahoma, last year, produced farm
products valued at $70.117.517. The
value of live stock Is placed at $60.-
256.764. Oklahoma has been produc-
ing the finest cotton on the market for
years, but not until the last year was
a pound of it manufactured Into a fine
thread product within the territory.
A cotton spinning mill, erected in
Guthrie at a cost of $100,000. a year
ago, has done remarkably well and
will double Its plant. A second mill
will also be put In by another com-
pany and other mills are projected at
other points.
There are In Oklahoma at this time
national and 2*5 territorial
ts. a total of 4'_'4. with a combined
allzatlon of $7,817,200; and Indl
al depo - ts aggregating $36,330.
and total resources of $56,486,
Th
II tho tax.
• ry for th-
ent
I assessed valuation
property of the terrl-
ar 1907 was $105,337.-
I with $96,625,694 for
alues are less than 20
real value of tho prop
During the year charters were
i to thirty-six railroads.
RETTING ON I OOTinj.L.
•inc Kemarkahto Wager* of the
Yale-Prlnc«*toii Game.
Fabulouu iumi were won by nervy
I loyal Vale supporters during the
(ball game with Princeton. Some
r the wagers which were laid be-
en the halves of the remarkabh
'fitest were the most remarkable on
cord In an In'ercolleglate m .ntejit
.'though betting closed when the
me opened with the odds 2 to 1 In
• '.or of Yale, |t slumped as soon a--
Tiger< be jan to get the Jump on
"ttnd It continued downward with
• k market rapidity until he hslf
' s- d with Princeton lending. 10 to 1
/lid challenges were thrown out by
e Prin • ton rooters during the In-
•rinls'-ion. A Princeton graduate, who
ad made a big fortune In business In
Mty
and
up
he game In a $6,000 automobile with
party of friends, shouted, "I'll give
to I on th" Tigers." This nettled
Vale senior who was sitting writhing
n anguish at the Yale outlook, and
• the words of the Princeton man
hlch stung him like a lash In th
ice, as he later told his classmat
nd he celled out, "I'll take a slice
hat for all I've got."
"How much have you got?" sneer
.gly retorted tho Princeton enthusl
"I have only $600 here, but I'll put
ill Up," echoed the Yale senior.
"I'll tell you what I'll do," sa!d th
• ■w Yorker. "I'll put up my automo
lie against your $600."
The money was placed In the hand
f a stakeholder together with the
• rage check for the outomobil
fter Yale pulled out In the second
-If the New Yorker claim- d that hi
ei did not Include the fur.-; left In th.
utomohlle, removed them and. much
ildened, shipped his friends back to
New York by train.
Another Yale man heard a Prlnce-
n senior boast that he would
•Ive odds of 20 to 1 on the Tigers
urlng the Intermission and he called
"I'll take $10 of that." His $10
placed against $200 and the short
corraled the purse.
NOTICE OF 1*1 IILIC \TIO V.
(Weekly Nov K-22.)
Territory of Oklahoma, Oklahoma
County ^ In the Distrlet Court of
Said County.
Myrtle Stafk, Plaintiff.
Dennis P. istack, defendant.
Said defendant, Dennis P. Stack, will
take notice, that he has been sued
In the above named Court for a di-
vorce on the grounds of abandonment
and gross neglect of duty and you,
aid defendant, must answer the pe-
ition filed therein by said plaintiff on
>r before the 20th day of December,
1907, or said petition will be taken
.s true and a Judgment for said plain-
tiff will be rendered accordingly.
Attewt: ED. S. VAUOHT.
' Seal.) clerk.
Ry J F. HAVENS,
Deputy.
K. J Gldding.", Attorney for Plaintiff.
NOTICE TO CREDITOItH.
(Weekly Nov 8-29.)
th* Creditors of Homer L Foster,
I >e -eased:
The creditors of the above named
'< ' r(. hereby notified that the
under Irned was, by the Probate
•ourt of Oklahoma County, Territory
>f Oklahoma, appointed executrix
• f the estate of said decedent, and
hat all persons having claims against
SELECT
BUILOING FUR
COURT HOUSE
Special to The Times-Journal.
Sulphur, Okla., Nov. 26. The Mur-
ray county commissioners selected the
Henley ston* building on We t Main
avenue in West Sulphur for court
house and county office purposes. The
Sulphur citizens agreed to pay the
rent, light, fuel for two your*, and
also furnish the court house and the
different office rooms free of . barge
to the tax-payers during the next two
years. The building Is In the heart
of the main business street. The com-
missioners acted wisely In the selec-
tion.
Panics and Their Effect
At the People's Temple Hun-lay
night the Rev. Thos. H. Harper deliv-
ered a sermon, "Panics and Their Ef-
Text: Prov. 14:34:
proach to any people."
"The lo
evil."
n is a re-
Tlm *10:
fioncy Is root of all
tatc
1 t'
id de
wlent
NOTICE.
(Weekly Nov 8-22.)
•rrltory of Oklahoma, County
* >klahoma, ss. In the Probate
Court.
the Matter of the Estate of J.
Milton, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given. In pursuance
f an order of the Probate Court of
County of Oklahoma. Territory of
klahoma, made on the 2nd day of
ovember, 1907, the undersigned, C.
Compton, administrator of the es-
• of J. Milton, deceased, will sell at
ubllc auction or to the highest bid-
subject to confirmation by said
robate Court, on the 30th day of
ember. A. D. 1907, at 2 o'clock
m., at west door of the County
rt House. Oklahoma City, ail the
Ight, title and interest that the said
tate has, by operation of law,
herwlso, acquired In and to the fol-
wlng described real estate sltuuted
Oklahoma County, Territory of
Oklahoma, towlt: Lots fifteen (15),
xteen (16). seventeen (17) and
Ighteen (18) In Block one (1), Mlll-
ry Addition to Oklahoma City
own by the recorded plat thereof
n file in the Register of Deed's
•fflce; or so much of said property
s is necessary to pay the debts of said
•state and the expense of administra-
tion of the same. Said real estate
will bo sold on the following terms,
and conditions, to-wit: For cash in
hand paid.
Bids for tho purchase, there, must
be In writing and must be filed in
the Probate Court, or delivered to the
undersigned administrator at his
residence, 1201 West Thirteenth
Otreet, Oklahoma City.
Dated this 2nd day of November
1907.
C. A. COMPTON,
Administrator.
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.
(Weekly Nov. 15-29.)
Territory of Oklahoma. Oklahoma
County; In the District Court of
Said County.
Audio Smith, Plaintiff,
Edgar Smith, Defendant.
Said defendant, Edgar Smith, will
take notice that he has been sued
In tho above named Court for a di-
vorce on the grounds of gross neglect
of duty and you, said defendant, must
answer tl^e petition filed therein by
said plaintiff on or before the 26th
•lay of December, 1907. or said pe-
tition will be taken as true and a
Judgment for said plaintiff will be
rendered accordingly.
Attest: ED. S. VAUOHT.
(Seal.) Clerk.
By J. F. HAVENS,
Deputy.
Geo. P. Glaze. Attorney for Pltff.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
(Weekly Nov. 15-Dec. 6.)
To the Creditors of Caroline Burn-
side, Deceased:
The creditors of the above named
decedent are hereby notified that the
undersigned was, by the Probate
Court of Oklahoma County, Territory
of Oklahoma, appointed administrator
of the estate of said decedent, and
that all persons having claims against
the estate of said decedent are re-
quired to exhibit them to said un-
dersigned, with the necessary vouch-
ers. at his office. No. 2104 West Cali-
fornia Avenue, Oklahoma City. O. T.,
within four months from the date of
the first publication of this notice.
Dated this 7th day of November,
1907.
BIRD GEE,
Administrator.
J. L. Jones. Attorney.
Always Was Sick.
When a man says he always was
sick—troubled with a oough that last-
ed all winter—what would you think
If he should say ho never was sick
since usetng Ballard's Horehound Syr-
up. Such a man exists.
Mr. J. C. (Mark, Denver, Colorado,
writes: "For years I was troubled
with a severs cough that would Jast
all winter. This cough left me in a
miserable condition. 1 tried Ballard's
Horehound Byrup and have not had a
sick day ainoe. That's what it did for
mo." Sold by all druggists
i exhibit them to said under-
Teeutrlx, with the necessary
ft office of J. H Everest
' Smith No. 337 lye build-
ihomi city, Oklahoma, or at
of the Clerk of said Probate
h n nix (6) months from the
the first publication of this
CLARA B. FOSTER.
Executrix
fWM^Iy Nov. 15-29.)
COI'VTV \'D TERRITORY OF
IN THE ''I •-TR1CT COURT IN THE
OKI \HOM \.
Anne He-*rle;\ Plaintiff,
against
Joseph II nvgley and M. M. Hewgley,
Defendants.
1 Id defendant, M. M. Hewgley,
• III take notice that he has been sued
In the above entitled action In tho
bo e named court, as party necessary
to the action, In the determination of
alimony for the plaintiff against the
defendant, Joseph Hewgley In an ac-
tion for a divorce by the plaintiff
against the said Joseph Hewgley, and
must answer the petition filed therein
by said plaintiff on or before the 26th
day of December, 1907, or said peti-
tion will be taken as true and Judg-
ment for said plaintiff for the demund
set forth therein will be granted and
rendered accordingly.
'ED S. VAUGHT Clerk.
By J. F. HAVENS, Deputy.
(SEAL.)
J. W. WEBB. Atiy. f<
Plaintiff.
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.
(Weekly Nov. 15-29.)
Territory of Oklahoma, Oklahoma
County; In the District Court of
Said County.
Josephine Corneilson, Plaintiff.
vs.
Robert Corneilson, Defendant.
-'aid defendant. Rober* Corneilson.
will take nptice that he has been sued i
a above named Court for a di-
™ and caro and custody of minor
hild on the grounds of abandon-
ment and you, said defendant, must
nswer tho petition filed , therein by
said plaintiff on or before the 26th
lay of December, 1907, or said pe-
tition will be taken as true and a
Judgment for said plaintiff will bo
rendered accordingly.
Attest: ED. S. VAUGHT,
(Seal.) Clerk.
By J. F. HAVENS.
Deputy.
J. Giddings, Attorney for Pltff.
GOVERNOR
HOCH
Topeka, Kan.,
E. W. Hoch sent
secretary of war
the enforcement
PROTESTS
fov. 25 -Governor
letter today to the
protesting against
f the department's
order that a
tlonal guard <
order to
1 companies of tho na-
f llie various states must
o a minimum of 58 men
ntltle the state to parti-
cipate In the $50,000,000 appropria-
tion by the Dick bill. The governor
pointed out that Kansas desired to do
its duty under the new national guard
act but that the requirements were
too
ere.
WANT
NAME
Sulphur, Okla..
number of our ow
ands from ubroai
bian name Sulplii
CHANGED
Nov. 25.—A largo
pie and thous-
bj.-rt to th,- |.|e-
aud will ask the
n |i
postoffice department to change It to
the euphonious name of Bromide City.
There are aulphurlcally named places
nil over the United States but not u
single Bromide City, l^et the chango
be made as soon as possible.
HASKELL WILL
ENFORCE LAW
HE ADDRESSED LARGE CROWD
AT PROHIBITION RALLY
LAST NIGHT
TRIBUTE TO THIS CITY
There Was a Large Attendance
and an Interesting Program
Was Rendered
Governor C. N. Haskell was the
principal speaker at a statehood ami
prohibition rally at Convention Hall
last night. Twenty-Hve hundred peo-
ple attended the celebration and heard
the songs and speeches of the even-
ing.
Governor Haskell was Introduced
by the Rev. W. H. B. Urch, who read
letter, written at the instance of
members of the Ministerial Associa-
tion expressing their confidence in him
and congratulating him upon his po-
sition in favor of the enforcement of
the prohibitory law.
During the course of his address he
said that his position in this regard
was well known during the campaign
and that he was not elected under
ny false pretenses "As long as I am
governor I shall enforce the prohibi-
tory law,"\he declared. He referred
to Oklahoma City as the metropolis,
lauding it as "first in war, first In
peace and first In the hearts of Its
countrymen." Speaking of the local
officials he praised their work in the
enforcement of tho law and said that
public sentiment had much to do with
the success of the movement.
Miss Helen Renstrom sang. "Okla-
homa" Immediately following the ad-
dress by Governor Haskell. Short talks
were made by A. N. Wyckoff, Sheriff
Garrison, Mrs. Cora D. Hammett. the
Rev. E. C. Dinwiddle, Mrs. Kato n.
Patterson recited "An Ode to the New
State."
Music was furnished by a quartette
under the direction of J. W. Reams.
There Is No Rca.von
why your baby should be thin, and
fretful during the night. Worms are
tho cause of thin, sickly babies. It
Is natural that a healthy baby should
be fat and sleep well. If your baby
does not retain its food, don't exper-
iment with colic cures and other med-
icine, but try a bottle of Whites
Cream Vermifuge, and you will soon
see your baby have color and laugh
as It should. Sold by all druggists.
ROW AMONG OFFICIALS.
Muskogee County C itizens to Fight for
Records in (Viurt.
Special to The Times-Journal.
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 26.—Alleging
that the records of their offices are be-
ing Illegally held by John H. King, tho
district clerk of Muskogee county,
their petition for a writ of mandamus
king possession of tho documents
were tiled in the Oklahoma supreVne
urt yesterday by Toney Matney, dis-
trict clerk-elect. Charles H. Eberle,
register of deeds-elect, and Remus B.
Ramsey, sheriff-elect.
In their petition the plaintiffs, who
are democratic politicians, state that
in the mandamus case of Carl Bucher
against the board of Muskogee county
mmlssioners, before the United
States court a decision was rendered
October 30 against the complainants,
Who sought a recount of the votes.
Matney claims to have received his
certificate of office, taken the oath and
given bond, qualifying November 18.
He states the records of his office are
all held by Judge King, who recogniz-
ed Bucher, his republican opponent.
Eberle and Ramsey charge similar
irregularities. Ramsey states that
Fred Cook, a republican, is recognized
as sheriff, when he should be ousted.
DATE
OF COURT
SET
Special to The Times-Journal.
Sulphur. Okla., Nov. 25.—The first
term of the Murray county district
court will begin here on January 6,
1908. Prisoners now in the federal
Jail In Ardmore, accused of having
committed crimes in this county, will
be tried here.
SULPHUR
BANK DOES
BUSINESS
Special to The Times-Journal.
Sulphur, Okla., Nov. 25.—The Sul-
phur Bank & Trust company of this
city has conducted business as under
normal conditions right through the
financial stringency, paying checks in
full when presented.
FAVOR
STATE
HIGHWAYS
Special to The Times-Journal.
El Reno, Nov. 26.—If the recom-
mendations of the Joint legislative
boards of the various labor organiza-
tions and the Farmers' Union of the
new state are followed by the first
legislature provision will be made for
a public highway running across tho
state. The plan is to have a maca-
damized road similar to the plan of
building state roads In other slates
that runs from one side of the state
to the other and tributary lines
branching in all directions The plan
is to make this road for the exclu-
sive use of vehicles and to
interurban or electric lines to uso It.
alio
EX-GQVURNOR
FRANTZ HAS RETURNED
TO ENID
Special to The Times-Journal.
Enid, Okla., Nov. 26.—Ex-Governor
Frank Frantz and family have return-
ed to Enid and taken up their resi-
dence here again Mr. Frantz has not
given out any statement as to his fut-
ure course but knowing ones way that
he is slated for a position by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Just what position is
to be offered him can only bo guessed.
YOUNG MAN
DROPPED
DEAD
Special to The TImei-Journal.
Enid, Okla., Nov. 26.—Elbert Wil-
cox, 18 years old, dropped dead of
hsart disease at his father s farm near
Carmen yesterday. During the noon
hour the boys engaged In a wrestling
After the violent exerolse the young
man started for the house and fell
when a short distance from the group
He lived about five minutes after being
picked up.
it Sunday night we had for dis-
cussion, "Panics and Their Can-- "
Tonight we shall discuss their effect.
There are wonderful lessons to be
learned from the things we call "ca-
tastrophes." The nation mourned
when the city of Chicago was on fire,
and yet out of the ashes roso a might-
ier city. When the tidal wave broke
over the city of G il# ion, business
was wrecked as well as hundreds of
lives lost. The nation poured out Its
sympathy in a substantial way. Today
we find a greater city, hotter fortified
against the storm than ever.
When the wires were carrying the
news of an awful earthquake and fire
In the city of San Francisco the whole
nation was aroused and people every-
where were anxlouH to get the latest
papers In order to find out the real
condition of tho people and the city.
Chinatown witli all of Its curse was
destroyed; underground passages that
the police knew nothing about were
revealed The effect upon the people
was not that of dismay, but it created
a desire to build better and more se- i
curely than In the past, and as a re-
sult that citv al tho Golden Gate Is
better in every way. and the purging
which It received from the fire as well
as from the courts has stimulated the*
whole nation to better things.
When George Washington stood
with "" n 1,1 Valley Forgo and st
Saratoga with their foot out upon the
frozen ground, suffering and dying,
they gave to the colonies a new Idea
of independence, stirred enthusiasm,
developed patriotism until the roll of
the drum and the shrill noto§ of tho
fife rallied men as never before.
Go with me to the city of New York
and as we stand on Broadway we
see the spiro of old Trinity church.
We visit her graveyard and there we
see the names of the men that came
out In the early days nnd defended the
nation. Only a short distance from
tho church is a monument erected In
memory of the Pilgrim fathers. Go-
ing out of the Iron gate we enter a
narrow Vtreet fcfid we are soon in what
is called "Wall street," so named be-
cause of the old wooden fence which
then marked the northern limit of the
city, but rightly named today because
of the Immense walls of stone on either
side. There amidst the great commer-
cial whirl Is a bronze statue of George
Washington.
What a contrast—on one side are
the men sleeping who fought for the
nation; on the other side are the men
who seek to strangle commerce, break
homes and lives by the manipulation
of the money market. As a new in-
spiration came to the city of Chicago
and other cities in seasons of trouble,
so let us at this time rally around a
new standard lifted higher than ever
before for the annihilation of the
methods from which the government
stands and shakes when a few men
undertake to control affairs. The
greatest foes this republic has to face
are within and not without.
Instead of scattering the forces for
good government it should hind us
closer together, having In mind one
common purpose.
What are some of the effects of so-
called panics?
Man Is Indeed an Interesting study,
wonderfully made. Tn times of pros-
perity. when crops are good and ev-
erything and everybody rolling In
money the masses of the people do not
think about laying up for the "stormy
day" that usually comes. We are not
satisfied with the necessities of life,
but run to tho extreme even on lux-
uries. The result is when a stringency
comes it finds a large number of per-
sons without any income.
We need to realize the truth of "Old
Hickory's" saving. "The Improvident
expenditure of money is the parent of
profligacy."
Some one has truthfully said that
panics and depressions are only calls
on the country to behave Itself, and
for men to do away with delusions.
We get Intoxicated over money get-
ting. and are willing to take great
chances In order to get more, and
there are always those who have the
goods to sell What do we know about
the real value of railroad bonds, of
copper stock and the like? Men buy
because they want to get rich quick,
and men sell for the same reason.
We cannot afford to quit the road
of sober Industry for the hilly roads
of speculation. How long could we
be fed If we were all to leave Industry
and simply buy and sell on the
"Board?" If every warehouse was
filled with corn and wheat In one
year we would all be starving, and
the world be In a state of famine.
Another effect of such a time Is the
utter lack of confidence that we have
in men in whom we had trusted, and
this lack of confidence makes the sit-
uation what It Is. Let us have faith
In each other; let every man show
his true manhood. We are paving
pennance for over speculation.
Another effect is a* given by a lead-
ing paper in our nation:
During the past week n New York
dispatch to one of the Chicago dallies
aid: 'J, p. Morgan has gathered in
another great steel company and will
turn It over to the United States Steel
< 'orporation.'
"The Steel company fo which this
announcement referred is the Tennes-
see Coul * Iron Company; It has been
a manufacturer of open-hearth steel.
It was a rival of th. big United States
Steel Corporation. Two months ago It
is said to have received all the orders
placed by the Ilarrlman roads for rails
needed by them for tho years 1 07
and lunx. Hv n •• -n >r Ryot) fM)|
as these the high financiers back of
and in and under tho big ste.-l
poratlon wanted to get oonh-ol of the
T«nni<w«> property nrt ,h(.y wllnUd
It Iwd. Hut I{ M, In the hllM(), ,,f H
pool which hurt aeound about Tr. prr
cent of the stock, and the pool was not
disposed to let the stock go, not with-
out a big price for It.
"Therefore, some plan must be de-
vised for shaking the limb on which
tills tempting T« nnosseo fruit hung It
was devised. Much of the stock was
In New York hanks an«T trust compa-
nies as security Tor loans made by the
pool or Its members. Certain banks
began to discriminate against this
•tock, refusing to loan more than 50
I er cent on Its value or to take It at
• I! Pressure was also brought to
bear n trust companies which held
It This was bad for the "eight or ten
rich mnn" who held LhUt Tennessee
.tock. They were g'ttlng nqu'-ezed
Then there was en all-day meeting on
a Saturday with "the captains of In
dustry." The public was told that
this meeting was due to concern over
the financial crisis and to'devise a waj
out. An all-night meeting followed
for the "captains of Industry" are very
Industrious; there are no eight h >ur
days when big game Is In sight. And
again the public thought that the l.i?
financiers were sitting up with a ,-i -k
country. But they were not—they
were doing what has frequently bee.-,
done before at night, they were |
some parties who had the goods that
they wanted. The parties were s uh-
born and it Is said to have taken an
ultimatum to bring them around Put
when day broke and "the sun walked
over yon high eastern hills" the "cap-
tains of industry" walked out with the
goods. They had $20,000,000 of tho
stock of the Tennessee Iron A Coal
Company."
One good effect Is to call a halt on
pride. There is not a city in the coun-
try where people dress better than
they do here In general, but many
are trying to outdo the other fellow
We want a little bit better home, a
better church, better suit of clothe:-
to wear, better dres.s. It's time to call
a halt on such foolish expenditure if
money. Many who have been getting
good wages thought nothing about
starting a savings account, of putting
more Into the home, but it came free'y
and It was spent in the same way
Now comes the time for reflection
The success of the nation has been
measured by our commercial prosper-
ity, but when a nation steps off the
platform of Christian principles it is
bound to go to ruin. George Wash-
ington In his farewell address said:
"Reason und experWVce both forbid us
to expect that national morality can
prevail in exclusion of Christian prin-
ciples. Virtue and morality are nec-
essary offsprings of popular govern
ment."
There has been too much prodi-
gality on our part. Sin is always a
reproach, and the love of money ex
ceeding the love of goodness, create)
a character that looks to the maklnj
of a fortune rather than the makini
of a man. Industry Is to be com
mended, but profligacy condemned
Det us help each other as best w
can, but follow God in all things.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
(Weekly Nov. 8-29.)
To the Creditors of Daniel Sarkoski
Deceased:
The creditors of the above name/
decedent are hereby notified that th«
undersigned was. by the Probate
Court of Okluhoma bounty, Territory
of Oklahoma, appointed Alvln Rucker
of the estate of said decedent, and
that all persons having claims against
the estate of said decedent are re-
quired to exhibit them to said under-
signed Alvln Rucker, with the n
sary vouchers, at Bank of Jones .T
O. T.. or at the office of Moni f
Hlghley. 204-6 Security building. Ok-
lahoma City, O. T., within four
months from the date of the first pub-
lication of this notice.
MONT F. HIGHLEY,
Administrator.
HOT AFTER
THE RAILROADS
Corporation Commission Will
Cause Erection of State Line
Stations for Low Fares
Not to be balked by the inabllitj
to touch the interstate passenger fan
rate, which remains at three cents, in
spite of the existence of the two-i nt
maximum in Oklahoma and some of
the adjoining states, the corporation
commission yesterday announced that
an order would be issued compelling
all railroads to install stations al the
point where their tracks cross in Ok-
lahoma state line and allow passen-
gers to purchase tickets and re-check
their baggage.
The order will go into effect th«
first week In January. Opportunity
will be afforded railroad attorneys to
seek a hearing before that date.
The new schedule will mean that
instead of paying the Interstate rata
passengers from Oklahoma lo Kansas
and Arkansas points and vice v- rsa.
will have the ben.-fit of the low fare
In the individual states. The b-ard
could not prevent the maintenance oi
the old rates.
Not satisfied with forcing the trains
to stop the commission decided to
clinch things by ordering the con-
struction of substantial depots. Tin'
decision to tskc such action was reach-
ed after protracted discussion.
The members of the commN ion
yesterday wero busy making oul
blanks to bo issued domestic nnd for-
eign corporations, covering the sec-
tions of the consitutlon which were
not complied with In the documenU
submitted to the board last week.
geologists TALK.
A Mail Willi a Telescope Says City H
Over a Cemetery.
"Oklahoma City is built n (.r ,n ,,i,i
cemetery." is the rathe-, sombre state-
ment made by i>r0f. A. M Pip«>- It
la not 50 '■ad an |t wiuml . how r,
l*ier he explains that he only r r.t
to the fish and other animals that
died In this region somd thousand- of
years ago.
Prof. Pipes is traveling with t\
telescopes, mostly of his own con-
struction, and has been allowing pe
pie to see enlarged visions of the moon
at so much a look at the corner of
Main and Broadway One of the teles-
copes Is sixteen feet In length and
has an objective lens 10 Inches In
diameter. The glass, he claims Is
worth $3,000. lie makes no claim as
to the cost of the mountings, but a
conservative estimate would place
them at about $17.
By his own confession Prof Pipes
teaches geology, praaches 'theol .gy
and practices geology. Ha Is abs
lutely fearless In handling figures nnd
ipoaks or millions or veers and bil-
lions of miles with perfect abandon.
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